# ele vs en

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ele
*pronoun · IPA /ˈe.li/, /ˈe.lɪ/ · frequency rank #38*
pronome pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular

### en
*article · IPA /n̩, eːn/ · frequency rank #1,922*
um, uma

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ele-vs-en